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08.30 | Welcome of Participants
08.45 | Introductions
Introduction to the Series of Conferences | Ms Marylou FRANÇOISE, Associate Professor in Private Law at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University
Introduction to the Inaugural Conference | Mr Jeremy HEYMANN, Professor of Private law at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, Director of the CREDIP-EDIEC
First Part - The Reality of an International Commercial Court: Practical Perspective
Chair : Ms Marylou FRANÇOISE, Associate Professor in Private law, CREDIP-EDIEC, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University
09.00 | The Point of View of the French Judge
Ms Fabienne SCHALLER, President of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal
09.20 | The Point of View of the German Judge
Dr Patrick MELIN, Presiding Judge at the Regional Court of Stuttgart
09.40 | The Point of View of the Dutch Judge
Mr Duco ORANJE, President of the Netherlands Commercial Court of Appeal (NCCA)
Mr Willem VISSER, Registrar and Law Clerk of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC)
10.20 | Discussion
10.35 | Pause
Second Part - The Challenges of an International Commercial Court: an Academic Perspective
Chair : Mr Jeremy HEYMANN, Professor of Private Law, Director of the CREDIP-EDIEC, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University
11.00 | The French Point of View
Ms Marie-Élodie ANCEL, Professor at Paris-Panthéon Assas University
11.20 | The German Point of View
Mr Thomas RIEHM, Professor at the University of Passau
11.40 | The Italian Point of View
Mr Michele Angelo LUPOI, Professor at the University of Bologna
12.00 | The Dutch Point of View
Ms Xandra KRAMER, Professor at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam
12.20 | Discussion
12.30 | End of Conference